British distributors Eureka Entertainment have announced that they will add a number of new titles to their Blu-ray catalog. Amongst them are Wolfgang Petersen's
Enemy Mine, Billy Wilder's
Fedora, and Robert Aldrich's
The Flight of the Phoenix.
That Cold Day in the Park
Just prior to his career breakthrough M*A*S*H*, director Robert Altman made That Cold Day in the Park, a memorably unsettling psychological thriller, which originally premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Special Features:
- New high-definition master
- Uncompressed audio on the Blu-ray
- New video interview with critic and filmmaker David Thompson, editor of Altman on Altman
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired
STREET DATE: JUNE 20.
Buster Keaton: The Complete Short Films 1917-1923
A 4-Disc Blu-ray Box, containing thirty-two films with a running time of over 740 minutes this collection documents Buster Keaton s short films between 1917-1923 and captures Keaton's first steps in front of a camera. This box set charts his early association with ex-Keystone Kop Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle through to starring in, headlining, and directing his own box office smash hits.
STREET DATE: JULY 18.
Fedora
One of Billy Wilder's most poignant films, Fedora, tells the tale of an American producer (William Holden) who tries to lure the reclusive actress Fedora (Marthe Keller) out of retirement. Full of melancholy and sadness Fedora is as impressive today as when it was first released.
STREET DATE: AUGUST 8.
F.W. Murnau: Five Films 1921-1926
One of the most revered directors of early cinema, the legendary F. W. Murnau created many masterpieces that are still unrivalled today in their beauty, mystery and horror. During his pre-Hollywood career he made his most influential features. Presented for the first time in the world in high-definition are five of these masterpieces, Schloß Vogelöd, Phantom, Der Letzte Mann, The Grand Duke's Finances and Tartuffe, which will be released in a Special Masters of Cinema Edition 2-disc Blu-ray box set.
STREET DATE: AUGUST 22.
Cocoon
Ron Howard's Cocoon won two Academy Awards when released twenty years ago and is still as charming now as it ever was. When visitors from outer space arrive on earth for a rescue mission to retrieve a secret that has laid here for a thousand years, they share a wondrous adventure of love and friendship with a group of senior citizens.
STREET DATE: JULY 18.
The Flight of the Phoenix
Robert Aldrich's Oscar nominated film, Flight of the Phoenix, follows the plight of the survivors of a plane crash fighting to repair the wreckage into a machine of flight. Starring Richard Attenborough and James Stewart, this classic adventure is beautifully realised and wonderfully acted, and will be released in a Special Masters of Cinema Blu-ray edition.
STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 12.
Enemy Mine
From director Wolfgang Petersen (Troy, The Never Ending Story) comes Enemy Mine, a tale of two enemies thrown together in a hostile world where to survive they must become allies. Starring Dennis Quaid and Louis Gosset Jr. this sci-fi adventure is a tale of an unexpected friendship and newly found respect. Eureka Classics present the film in high-definition for the first time in the UK in a special edition Blu-ray.
STREET DATE: JUNE 20.
Queen of Earth
Elisabeth Moss delivers a fearless performance in this tour-de-force portrait of psychological breakdown. In her second collaboration with acclaimed director Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip), she stars as Catherine, a woman careening towards emotional collapse after a one-two punch of heartbreaking events. Seeking peace and solitude, she heads to the secluded lakehouse of her best friend, Virginia (Inherent Vice's Katherine Waterston). But their quiet country retreat becomes a journey into steadily mounting hysteria as past and present collide and the love-hate relationship between the two women threatens to tear them apart. Driven by Moss' unforgettable performance, this darkly funny psychological thriller immerses viewers in the shattered mind of a woman on the edge.(Synopsis courtesy of IFC Films).
STREET DATE: LATE 2016.
Sweet Bean
Festival darling Naomi Kawase's latest picture AN (SWEET BEAN) has been screened in almost every important festival over the last year, including entry into the prestigious Un Certain Regard category at Cannes and a spot at the London Film Festival.
The owner of a street food stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. One taste of her home-made bean jelly convinces him, starting a relationship that is about much more than just street food.
STREET DATE: LATE 2016.